Cow farts collected in plastic tank for global warming study

TheBagman · 07-19-2008, 05:05 PM

Cow farts collected in plastic tank for global warming study - Telegraph

Experts said the slow digestive system of cows makes them a key producer of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that gets far less public attention than carbon dioxide.

In a bid to understand the impact of the wind produced by cows on global warming, scientists collected gas from their stomachs in plastic tanks attached to their backs.

The Argentine researchers discovered methane from cows accounts for more than 30 per cent of the country's total greenhouse emissions.
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As one of the world's biggest beef producers, Argentina has more than 55 million cows grazing in its famed Pampas grasslands.

Guillermo Berra, a researcher at the National Institute of Agricultural Technology, said every cow produces between 8000 to 1,000 litres of emissions every day.

Methane, which is also released from landfills, coal mines and leaking gas pipes, is 23 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide.

Scientists are now carrying out trials of new diets designed to improve cows's digestion and hopefully reduce global warming. Silvia Valtorta, of the National Council of Scientific and Technical Investigations, said that by feeding cows clover and alfalfa instead of grain "you can reduce methane emissions by 25 percent".

elroypornlab · 07-19-2008, 05:17 PM

I was listening to C-Span I guess it was C-Span may have been CNN this dairy Farmer out in west Texas is running his home and some farm equipment on cow farts ( Refined Methane) So the Texas state energy board is trying to pass a bill to have Cattle farmers all convert there cow farts into Methane the Farmers would also receive a tax break in addition if the farmers were to allow the State to place wind farms on privately owned property and additional tax incentive would be offered

I think it is great that the whole green thing has become fashionable,Seems like things are really being done to try and rehabilitate our addiction to Fossil fuel however small a change it is, It's still change

Mr Skinner · 07-20-2008, 05:06 AM

's a few weeks old and they found out that cow farts are no contribution to global warming. So keep'em burgers coming!

daiseyduked · 07-20-2008, 06:01 AM

o jesus christ. i heard about that awhile ago. like theres not better things to spend money on. cow farts. gee...lets test some cow farts. what do chicken farts do? how could we forget about horses. now we're gettin somewhere. stupid. i'm grumpy. i just got off nights. i need to sleep. nite

daiseyduked · 07-20-2008, 06:03 AM

before you know it'll be the cause for cancer.

Mr Skinner · 07-20-2008, 01:06 PM

Well...I'd like to hold a lighter to the back end of that tube when it's full..maybe the cow'd get liftoff?

TacoSusio · 07-20-2008, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by daiseyduked

o jesus christ. i heard about that awhile ago. like theres not better things to spend money on. cow farts. gee...lets test some cow farts. what do chicken farts do? how could we forget about horses. now we're gettin somewhere. stupid. i'm grumpy. i just got off nights. i need to sleep. nite

agreed. they should work on converting engines to run chakras, instead.